NHL Team Salaries, NHL Team Salary Caps

The team salaries page breaks down each team’s financial situation based on their salary cap hit. After the 2004-05 lockout, the league implemented a hard salary cap that teams aren’t allowed to go over. A cap hit for an individual player is determined by the player’s average annual salary, which stops teams from front- or back-loading contracts. This is done in order to create a competitive balance within the league. On this page you’ll also find how teams spend money based on position and how much free cap room teams have to make additions to their roster.